QUEEN PARK RANGERS

London: Queens Park Rangers' relegation fears worsened and their dismal away record continued with a 3-1 defeat by Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park in the Premier League on Saturday.
Defeat for QPR, who have lost 13 of 14 away games this season, left them 19th with 22 points from 29 matches.
Palace...

London: Olivier Giroud and Alexis Sanchez guided Arsenal to a 2-1 victory at Premier League struggler Queens Park Rangers on Wednesday.
Giroud's fifth goal in as many games came in the 64th minute before Sanchez ended a seven-game drought.
"It's good because when you don't score for seven or eight games it...

Queens Park Rangers manager Chris Ramsey is under no illusions that he is the club's "dream" candidate to lead the team but said he could become just that if he keeps the Premier League strugglers in the top flight.
The 52-year-old was promoted from coach to caretaker manager following Harry Redknapp's...

Queens Park Rangers have appointed caretaker boss Chris Ramsey as manager until the end of the season, the Premier League strugglers said on Friday. The 52-year-old has limited coaching experience but has impressed the squad since taking over from Harry Redknapp who resigned last week. He steered QPR to their...

Top scorer Charlie Austin will miss Queens Park Rangers' next game due to a bruised foot but the struggling Premier League club eased fears on Sunday that he could be out for the rest of the season.
Austin, who has scored 13 league goals this season, left Loftus Road on crutches...

Harry Redknapp's resignation as Queens Park Rangers manager was a big surprise to everyone at the club, caretaker coach Chris Ramsey said on Friday.
Ramsey, Les Ferdinand and Kevin Bond will lead the team into Saturday's Premier League match against Southampton after Redknapp quit on Tuesday due to knee problems.
Former Tottenham...

Harry Redknapp has resigned as manager of Premier League Queens Park Rangers, the club said on Tuesday.
The 67-year-old spent just over two years in charge of the London side, gaining promotion to the top flight last season.
Redknapp said ill-health had been a factor in his decision.
"Sadly I need immediate surgery...

Argentine striker Mauro Zarate could make his debut for Premier League strugglers Queens Park Rangers this weekend after joining on loan from West Ham United on Tuesday. The 27-year-old has moved across London for the rest of the season and is in line to play against Burnley in the Premier...

London: Alexis Sanchez scored one goal and set up another to make up for a moment of madness from team-mate Olivier Giroud and help Arsenal beat Queens Park Rangers 2-1 in the Premier League on Friday.
Sanchez had a penalty saved in the ninth minute at the Emirates Stadium but responded...

After nearly 20 years spent working through the Christmas holidays Rio Ferdinand could be forgiven if he wanted to put his feet up and enjoy the fruits of his long career.
Instead, the former Manchester United and England defender is hoping to be as busy as possible during the packed festive...

Ross Barkley scored a sublime solo goal as Everton beat Queens Park Rangers 3-1 at Goodison Park on Monday to subject the travel-weary Londoners to their eighth away defeat in eight Premier League matches this season.
Barkley picked up possession in his own half, exchanged passes with Romelu Lukaku before driving...

London: Charlie Austin scored the winning goal in the 73rd minute as Queens Park Rangers came from a goal behind to earn a 3-2 victory over Leicester on Saturday and push the visitors into last place in the Premier League.
In an entertaining back-and-forth game, Esteban Cambiasso put Leicester ahead in...

Two goals from Sergio Aguero earned Manchester City a point as they twice came from behind in a 2-2 draw with Queens Park Rangers at Loftus Road in the Premier League on Saturday.
QPR started the game on the front foot, putting pressure on the City players in torrential rain whenever...

London: Manchester City's woes continued on Friday when captain Vincent Kompany, who has played in every minute of their Premier League campaign, was ruled out of the visit to Queens Park Rangers on Saturday with a calf injury.
The league champions, who have won just once in five matches in all...

Queens Park Rangers will try to lure prolific FC Toronto striker Jermain Defoe back to the Premier League during the January transfer window if the price is right, the club's manager Harry Redknapp said on Thursday.
The 32-year-old Defoe, who scored 124 goals during his time in the Premier League, has...

London: Eden Hazard converted a second-half penalty to keep Chelsea's perfect home record intact with a 2-1 win over Queens Park Rangers in the Premier League on Saturday.
Hazard was fouled by Eduardo Vargas and took the spot kick himself in the 76th minute at Stamford Bridge as Chelsea provisionally moved...

London: Chelsea's leading scorer Diego Costa is fit for Saturday's London derby at home to Queens Park Rangers, but Spain need to look after him in the next international break, manager Jose Mourinho said on Friday.
Mourinho did nothing to diffuse tension between the club and Spain's coach Vicente Del Bosque,...

Queens Park Rangers defender Rio Ferdinand has been suspended for three matches and fined 25,000 pounds ($40,030) after he was found guilty of misconduct by the Football Association (FA) for an "abusive" comment he made on Twitter.
The 35-year-old was also ordered to attend an education programme as part of the...

Queens Park Rangers chairman Tony Fernandes has apologised to supporters and rebuked the Premier League club's manager Harry Redknapp and striker Adel Taarabt for their public spat over the player's fitness.
In a statement on the club's website, Fernandes called a halt to a row that has escalated since Sunday.
"We regret...

London: Liverpool profited from an own goal in the fifth minute of injury time to escape with a 3-2 win over Queens Park Rangers on Sunday after one of the most chaotic finishes to a Premier League game.
Four goals were scored in a pulsating final eight minutes at Loftus Road...

London: Daniel Sturridge could feature in Liverpool's Premier League trip to bottom club Queens Park Rangers this weekend, manager Brendan Rodgers said on Friday.
The England striker has been unavailable since early September with a thigh injury picked up on international duty, but is close to making a return to the...

London: Niko Kranjcar curled in a late free kick as Queens Park Rangers twice came from behind to draw 22 with Stoke in the Premier League on Saturday.
Mame Biram Diouf headed Stoke in front from close range in the 11th minute after Peter Crouch held off defender Rio Ferdinand to...

Stoke City boss Mark Hughes deserves a good reception from Queens Park Rangers fans despite being blamed for the club's relegation to the Championship in 2013, manager Harry Redknapp said on Thursday.
The Welshman returns to Loftus Road on Saturday for the first time since he was sacked by Rangers chairman...

Losing 40 to Manchester United was bad enough for Queens Park Rangers but if the worst comes to the worst they could find themselves playing at minor clubs like Southport, Forest Green Rovers or Dover Athletic next year.
Instead of having to deal with British record signing Angel Di Maria in...

Manchester: Manchester United ended their winless start to the Premier League season in emphatic fashion on Sunday, beating Queens Park Rangers 40 to show just what a summer spending spree of 150 million pounds ($250 million) can deliver.
Angel Di Maria and Ander Herrera scored their first goals for United, Wayne...

London: Rio Ferdinand says he no longer talks to John Terry because his former England teammate has never apologized to him or his brother Anton over the racism scandal that scarred English football.
Terry was banned for four matches and fined for a racial slur against Anton Ferdinand during a Premier...

Chelsea have bolstered their attacking options by signing France forward Loic Remy from Premier League rivals Queens Park Rangers on a fouryear deal, the 2012 European champions announced on Sunday.
The pacy Remy, 27, arrives at Stamford Bridge after Chelsea activated a 10.5 million pound buyout clause ($17.42 million) in the...

London: Queens Park Rangers have signed former Real Madrid midfielder Lassana Diarra from Lokomotiv Moscow, said manager Harry Redknapp after his side beat visitors Sunderland 10 in the Premier League on Saturday.
"He's signed. I think everything is agreed. He was down with the chairman (Tony Fernandes) last night and I'm...

Premier League Queens Park Rangers and Aston Villa suffered humiliating 10 defeats against fourthtier Burton Albion and thirdtier Leyton Orient respectively in the second round of the League Cup on Wednesday.
QPR sit bottom of the Premier League with two defeats from as many games but were expected to make light...

Queens Park Rangers manager Harry Redknapp is expecting a good reception on Sunday when his new club play away to Tottenham Hotspur, who sacked him two years ago despite finishing fourth in the Premier League.
But he told the QPR website (www.qpr.co.uk) that he was only concerned about his newly promoted...